mobo manufacturers released BIOS updates for their LGA1151 boards for upcoming Intel's Kaby Lake CPUs

[zMeul]

source: http://edgeup.asus.com/2016/10/05/asus-announces-support-next-generation-lga-1151-socket-processors/

via: http://www.pcper.com/news/Motherboards/Kaby-Lake-support-official-ASUS-releases-UEFI-updates-their-LGA-1151-boards

 

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The Internet rumor mills have been running rampant with gossip for some time, but if you didn’t know already, the new processors utilize Intel’s existing LGA 1151 socket. They’re compatible with 100-series motherboards by way of a simple UEFI update. Our firmware teams have been busy compiling and validating UEFI builds that enable support, and those builds are ready to download today. The current support list includes no fewer than 87 ASUS motherboards, with more to be added in the near future. So, if you already own or are thinking of purchasing one of our 100-series motherboards, you can rest assured it will work with the next-gen CPUs.

 

it's official, Intel's 100 series chipsets (H110, B150, H170, Q170, Z170) and C232 will support Intel's upcoming Kaby Lake CPUs - 87 boards in total

other mobo manufacturers should follow suit, no word .. yet

 

the only caveat is that if you pair a H110, B150, H170, Q170, C232 mobo with a Kaby Lake CPU, without the proper BIOS update, the mobo might not boot

for Z170 boards, ASUS has "USB BIOS Flashback" that allows BIOS update with an unsupported CPU or even without a CPU installed

 

interestingly, ASUS hasn't said a word about their workstation boards equipped with Intel's C236 chipset

 

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update October 7th: https://www.msi.com/news/detail/4DuZ5dTyszeNEwQyHwBuDZb9TBWM8wePcYJREpXHGmGs9Fr4DROQG2CPr873-CFaGVmSDkMx_glYK3ohz7EvUg~~

 

as expected MSi has followed and published their list of LGA1151 mobos that will support Kaby Lake CPUs, tho the lsit is much smaller and doesn't include H170 chipset .. for some reason

here is the list:

Spoiler

 

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today GigaByte joined the club with BETA BIOS updates for KabyLake; I'll try to make a table if I can't find a press release or "something" directly from them

Edited October 22, 2016 by zMeul

[Enderman]

Cool, just as I thought.

The Z270 stuff talked about must be like what happened with Z87->Z97, where the Z87 still worked with the new CPUs.

[ivan134]

6 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Cool, just as I thought.

The Z270 stuff talked about must be like what happened with Z87->Z97, where the Z87 still worked with the new CPUs.

I thought that was obvious. Anyone who was thinking otherwise was just being silly.

[arnavvr]

3 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

I thought that was obvious. Anyone who was thinking otherwise was just being silly.

Someone actually thought that? Lol.

[ivan134]

Just now, arnavvr said:

Someone actually thought that? Lol.

I remember seeing a bit of that sentiment here and there and it just made me scratch my head.

[zMeul]

1 minute ago, arnavvr said:

Someone actually thought that? Lol.

because there isn't a LGA2011 and 2011-v3 .. oh wait 

[arnavvr]

Just now, zMeul said:

because there isn't a LGA2011 and 2011-v3 .. oh wait 

That's different. X79 had some refreshes when Ivy Bridge came out (ex. Rampage IV Extreme -> Rampage IV Extreme Black Edition), and X99 has had refreshes (ex. Rampage V Extreme -> Rampage V Edition X)

[zMeul]

3 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

That's different

that's exactly not different at all

 

Intel is still going to release a new 200 series chipsets for Kaby Lake (at least)

[patrickjp93]

6 minutes ago, zMeul said:

because there isn't a LGA2011 and 2011-v3 .. oh wait 

Intel has never changed sockets in a single generation. No one should have thought that would change.

 

Further, 270 will also support Cannonlake. A new chipset will not be needed until Ice Lake at the earliest.

[zMeul]

Just now, patrickjp93 said:

Intel has never changed sockets in a single generation. No one should have thought that would change.

since when Skylake and Kaby Lake is in the same generation!?

[patrickjp93]

3 minutes ago, zMeul said:

since when Skylake and Kaby Lake is in the same generation!?

They are 1 generation apart/are in the same architectural generation (Kaby is Skylake tweaked). Intel has never changed sockets in 1 generation. No one should have expected any different.

[zMeul]

6 minutes ago, patrickjp93 said:

They are 1 generation apart. Intel has never changed sockets in 1 generation. No one should have expected any different.

no? 2011-3, 1151 from Broadwell-E to Skylake

 

and if I'm remember it right, Kaby Lake and Skylake are actually 2 generations apart: Skylake (2015) -> Broadwell-E (2016) -> Kaby Lake (2016-2017)

[potoooooooo]

8 minutes ago, zMeul said:

no? 2011-3, 1151 from Broadwell-E to Skylake

 

and if I'm remember it right, Kaby Lake and Skylake are actually 2 generations apart: Skylake (2015) -> Broadwell-E (2016) -> Kaby Lake (2016-2017)

Oh boy, you're so wrong i'm impressed patrickjp is even bothering

 

Broadwell-E isn't a generation, broadwell is. Broadwell came before skylake, not between skylake and kaby lake.

 

Kaby lake is the generation after skylake. Hence the names being similar. They were always going to be on socket 1151 and compatible.

 

Also LGA 2011 vs 2011 V3 is not at all the same. That's the same change as 1150 to 1151 essentially. Different generations, they just unfortunately share the same amount of pins.

[zMeul]

16 minutes ago, potoooooooo said:

Broadwell-E isn't a generation, broadwell is. Broadwell came before skylake, not between skylake and kaby lake.

please explain it to me

• Broadwell - launched 2014 - Intel calls it 5th generation
• Skylake - launched 2015 - 6th generation
• Broadwell-E - launcher 2016 - hi performance desktop

[potoooooooo]

Just now, zMeul said:

please explain it to me

• Broadwell - launched 2014
• Skylake - launched 2015
• Broadwell-E - launcher 2016

Broadwell E CPUs are still Broadwell, bro. They're cut from the same silicon. Just because intel launched the 2011-3 chips and chipset later doesn't mean broadwell came out in 2016

[zMeul]

6 minutes ago, potoooooooo said:

Broadwell E CPUs are still Broadwell, bro. They're cut from the same silicon. Just because intel launched the 2011-3 chips and chipset later doesn't mean broadwell came out in 2016

bull shit

 

Broadwell-E aren't same silicon

• 6800K
• 6850K
• 6900K
• 6950X

none of them have IGPs, while the original Broadwell has IGPs (Iris Pro) (speaking of desktop parts)

[patrickjp93]

29 minutes ago, zMeul said:

no? 2011-3, 1151 from Broadwell-E to Skylake

 

and if I'm remember it right, Kaby Lake and Skylake are actually 2 generations apart: Skylake (2015) -> Broadwell-E (2016) -> Kaby Lake (2016-2017)

Haswell was on the same socket. Every socket lasts 2 chip generations or 1 architecture generation (Broadwell is a tweaked/shrunk Haswell).

 

Broadwell E is a generation earlier than Skylake and is a different tier of product.

 

Let me put it this way:

 

For every desktop or higher tier product line, sockets change every 2+ chip generations.

[patrickjp93]

9 minutes ago, zMeul said:

bull shit

 

Broadwell-E aren't same silicon

• 6800K
• 6850K
• 6900K
• 6950X

none of them have IGPs, while the original Broadwell has IGPs (Iris Pro) (speaking of desktop parts)

They are the same silicon on the same process. It's the same architecture, just a different arrangement of cores and cache with no iGPU attached. The architecture is exactly the same.

[potoooooooo]

7 minutes ago, zMeul said:

bull shit

 

Broadwell-E aren't same silicon

• 6800K
• 6850K
• 6900K
• 6950X

none of them have IGPs, while the original Broadwell has IGPs (Iris Pro) (speaking of desktop parts)

Except for, you know...the ones that don't, like Xeon-D

 

The iGPU has nothing to do with the silicon other than that it's on it. Broadwell is a CPU architecture, not a GPU one.

 

Please, just read this;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadwell_(microarchitecture)#List_of_Broadwell_processors

 

I'm done trying to explain this extremely basic concept to you. Go back to hating AMD or whatever it is you do for fun

[zMeul]

7 minutes ago, potoooooooo said:

The iGPU has nothing to do with the silicon other than that it's on it. Broadwell is a CPU architecture, not a GPU one.

sad that you confuse architecture with generation

next thing you're gonna tel me that Haswell, Haswell Refresh, Haswell-E are actually the same gen 

[VagabondWraith]

Can't wait to upgrade from 6700K to 7700K. Not that I need to or anything, not at all. I just love me some new tech to toy with. Having a boost clock of 4.5GHz will be nice ? 

[skyler_mertz]

38 minutes ago, zMeul said:

sad that you confuse architecture with generation

next thing you're gonna tel me that Haswell, Haswell Refresh, Haswell-E are actually the same gen 

Intel, calls anything Haswell 4th Generation...? Just because it has the -E does not mean it is a newer generation. Haswell > Broadwell > Skylake> Kaby Lake > etc. For such a meek issue, you start a massive argument.

[zMeul]

7 minutes ago, skyler_mertz said:

Intel, calls anything Haswell 4th Generation...? Just because it has the -E does not mean it is a newer generation. Haswell > Broadwell > Skylake> Kaby Lake > etc. For such a meek issue, you start a massive argument.

and you keep "correcting" me - yes, Intel has Haswell and Haswell Refresh on the same Haswell name, but it's not the same silicon

furthermore, Intel distinctly calls Haswell-E against Haswell

 

mobos, at that time, had to be updated with micro-code to accept the new Haswell Refresh CPUs

only H97 and Z97 had Haswell Refresh support out of the box

[MageTank]

40 minutes ago, zMeul said:

and you keep "correcting" me - yes, Intel has Haswell and Haswell Refresh on the same Haswell name, but it's not the same silicon

furthermore, Intel distinctly calls Haswell-E against Haswell

 

mobos, at that time, had to be updated with micro-code to accept the new Haswell Refresh CPUs

only H97 and Z97 had Haswell Refresh support out of the box

People wouldn't have to keep correcting you if you would stop making false statements. Broadwell-E is still Broadwell, no matter how you slice it. That makes it 5th gen architecture. Just as Haswell/Haswell-E is 4th gen. Skylake-E will be coming after Kaby Lake, and it will still be 6th gen, just as normal consumer Skylake. Why this is such a big deal is beyond me.

[SurvivorNVL]

I look forward to EVGA's updated Z270 boards, if they have 'em.  Really wish EVGA could make Zen motherboards.